UP minister`s drive through farm destroys crop; farmer offered Rs 4000 as compensation

The vehicle movement destroyed the seeds sown by the unidentified farmer who claims he had taken a crop loan. He was later given Rs 4,000 as compensation.

New Delhi: A convoy for Uttar Pradesh minister Jai Kumar Singh's convoy reportedly blazed over farming land in Jalaun (230 kilometers from Agra) on Wednesday - destorying crops sown by a farmer here.

A number of vehicles including a Tata Safari, Mahindra Scorpio, Toyota Innova and Ambassador swept across the farming area, according to news agency ANI. The vehicle movement destroyed the seeds sown by the yet-to-be-named farmer who claims he had taken a crop loan. He was later given Rs 4,000 as compensation.

Earlier in the year, the UP government under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had waived off farmer loans during his first state budget announced on July 11. Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal had said that the government is committed towards rural development as well as ensuring overall development of the state.